The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-02-23
CHARLEST0N LETTER.
MoNDAY, FEB. 21sT, 1887

bly, be my last letter from the Cap
ital, this Winter, as the constitu-
tional limit of the session Of the
Legislature ends next Friday.
There Is strong talk of extend
ing the session for a month longer.
Both Republicans and Democrats
are discussing extension. The
necessity of extending the sess-
ion is apparent 10 every member
of the Legislature, for there is
much needed legisltion that will
have to go over if the Legislature
closes Its labors on next Friday.
SENATORIAL.
There is but little change in the
Senatorial question. since 1 last
wrote, except that Whitaker, Re
publican, of Ohio county, voted for
Camden. in joint session, Saturday.
This indicates a break from the Re
publican side to Camden, and his
election this week, and probably
before your paper is issued.
a lively time was had in joint
assembly Saturday, in the debate
between Lucas, Me- reery and Kidd,
in which Lucas-was pretty roughly
handled, and was shown up as a
chronic kicker and bolter. He
squirmed and wriggled under the
smart of Kidd's lash.
POOR PRES NORRIS.
The Charleston Tribune, (Rep.)
of.Saturday, pays its respects to
Senator Morris, of Richie, as fol-
lows:
"Some men ARE born that way
and ought not 10 be held response
BILE We are sorry for him. He is
learning though, and we do hope,
and sincerely hope, that he will be
able to get home after the session
has adjourned without attracting
the appetite of some hungry COW.
We do not want him lost TO his
friends, not that his friends partic-
ularfy care about it, but we would
be sorry TO see a good COW killed
and dissected in order to hold an
inquest over friend Morris re-
mains"
PROHIBITION.
Your readers will doubtless be
surprised to learn that the probi-
bition amendment to the constitu-
tion of this State has at last pass
ed the Senate by the necessary
two-thirds vote. There is nothing
wrong in this. II is as it should
have been from the start. The
people demanded Its submission.
and their petitions ought to have
been heard long ago. The people
have some rights as we'll as their
their servants. They have now
an opportunity of finding out if
they have votes enough to adopt it
and make it a part of the consti-
tuition of this State, or act. 1t
passed the Senate last Thursday,
and will be voted on at the general
election in November, 1888.
TOLER's SPEECH.
The following is yer batim re-
port of Mr. Toler's speech, putting |
Judge Maxwell in nomination for
Senator:
mir PRESIDENT: While in this |
battle some of the presses have
g,.ne over, what kin the press do |
with this jint assembly? These
little presses kin sell out but they
air gone forever FarwelIl They |
have crossed the merejun and are |
drowned in the political avalanche.
They have gone out into some rcus
and turned a sUmmerset. But the
Labor Advocate and West Virginia
Democrat will be called good and
great when the press that sold out
in 1S77-Or 1887 1 mean. l may
get of a little once in a while, but
Ill get back again. I'll git thar
all the same.
Let's US elect Judge Maxwell,
and l hope when he gifts thar hell |
stay thar and tend To the business
he gifts IS, 600 for tending to. If he
don't we'll never send him back
agin and the people will hail the
glad millennium more when they
elected man United States Sina-
tor Us hose intrUsts are our intrusts
aud who won't be another O. them
LICENSE.
There is a license bill pending
In the Senate, which it is believed |
will pass, having been reported ia
vorably by the Finance Committee.
1t makes some very important
changes in the law. It repeats the
tobacco, snuff and cigar tax. It
increases the liquor tax to $500;
Wholesale liquor dealers to $500;
the license for retailing wine and
beer is fixed at $50; billiard and
pool tables is reduced to s75 for the
first billiard table and $50 for the
first pool table, with s25 for each
additional table; auctioneer's. IL
cense reduced to IS.